BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP) -Xavier Singletary hit seven 3-pointers and
scored 26 points, leading Boston College to an 83-59 victory over Massachusetts
in the fifth-place game of the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Thursday.

The victory snapped the Eagles' six-game losing streak to their in-state
rival.

The Eagles (8-3), who lost to the Minutemen 74-67 on Dec. 4, beat
Massachusetts for the first time since Jan. 26, 1979. They did it in convincing
fashion, leading by at least 15 points the entire second half.

Singletary, who was 7-for-14 from beyond the arc, is in his first season at
Boston College. His previous best game this season was 20 points against
Vermont. The junior guard had a career-high 38 as a sophomore at Howard.

He had nine points in the first half when the Eagles, who have won five of
six, took a 48-28 lead by shooting 62 percent from the field (18-for-29).
Singletary, who also grabbed seven rebounds, was 5-for-8 on 3s in the second
half. His biggest shot came with 13:41 to play after Massachusetts (6-5) had
gotten within 52-37. His last 3 gave the Eagles a 76-54 lead with 3:37 left.

In the first meeting this season between Boston College and Massachusetts,
Singletary had two points on 1-of-7 shooting and missed all three of his
3-point attempts.

Troy Bell, who had 29 points in the first meeting, added 16 points for
Boston College, which shot 53 percent for the game (31-for-58). Jonathan
Beerbohm had 14 points and nine rebounds.